Monthly Archives: April 2014

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Lettering Week: The Life of a Letterer

By | Apr 24, 2014 | Columns

Multiversity’s Lettering Week is nearly over, and you may have noticed there’s been lots of coverage about the profession, but not about the professionals. Here is where that changes. As part of the research for these articles, numerous letterers, writers, artists, and editors supplied some invaluable input. It seems appropriate to summarize the results for […]

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Confession Booth: “Original Sin” #0

By | Apr 24, 2014 | Annotations

Event season is upon us once again, which is odd considering DC’s still not even done with “Forever Evil” and is heading straight ahead into “Future’s End” while I’m still not sure what’s up with “Inhumanity.” (Did that end?  Did that even begin?) Regardless, Marvel’s moving headlong into their  newest event from Jason Aaron and […]

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Lettering Effect Showcase: Symbols

By | Apr 24, 2014 | Columns

As part of our our celebration of lettering, we’re running showcases for some particular lettering samples which merit discussion all on their own. Naturally, this will only be a small number of the possible selections, but hopefully you’ll find them to be varied and thorough. We’ve already covered the shapes of the balloons, and now […]

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Reviews
Review: Conan The Avenger #1

By | Apr 24, 2014 | Reviews

A new “Conan” series from Dark Horse is off to a promising start as everyone’s favorite barbarian starts looking for some good old fashioned vengeance. Written by Fred Van Lente Illustrated by Brian Ching Nursing his broken heart, Conan drinks himself into a stupor in the troubled city of Shumballa—until a brazen act of thievery […]

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Pick of the Week: Justice League United #0

By | Apr 24, 2014 | Reviews

Though no longer in name, Jeff Lemire and Mike McKone’s new League embraces the writer’s Canadian culture and heritage, both in ways you will* and won’t expect. *Yeah, there’s an “aboot” joke. Written by Jeff Lemire Illustrated by Mike McKone Top comics writer Jeff Lemire teams with superstar artist Mike McKone for the all-new monthly […]

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Five Thoughts on Arrow’s “Seeing Red” [Review]

By | Apr 24, 2014 | Reviews

This goes without saying, but major spoilers follow. Proceed with caution. 1. Kudos to the Hair and Makeup Team The flashbacks this week, presumably set 7-8 years in the past, were extraordinarily put together, visually. While Ollie’s wigs always look a little silly, both Laurel and, especially, Moira, looked significantly younger/more vibrant than they do […]

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Casting Couch: Zero

By | Apr 23, 2014 | Columns

Today on Casting Couch, we will be taking a look at Ales Kot’s “Zero,” one of last year’s most exciting comic debuts. Telling the story of Edward Zero, the book chronicles him at different points in his life as one of the top spies at the Agency, all leading towards a cataclysmic and dystopic future […]

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Art Of The Week: Week Of 04/23/2014

By | Apr 23, 2014 | Columns

You know, there’s nothing better to embody what this site loves more than a good crossover between comics and Game Of Thrones. Which is why this piece by Dan Hipp (rather aptly titled ‘Winter Is Coming’) is one I wanted to showcase this week. Well, that and because I went to see Captain America: The […]

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Lettering Effect Showcase: Word Balloons

By | Apr 23, 2014 | Columns

The time has come during our celebration of lettering for a showcase of some particular lettering samples which merit discussion all on their own. By necessity, these selections will be limited and subjective, but hopefully they’re also varied and thorough. The first aspect to get the spotlight is word balloons. This isn’t going to be […]

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The History of Comic Lettering: 1990 to Present

By | Apr 23, 2014 | Columns

In the final installment of our three part look at the history of comic lettering, we’ll be examining the rise of computer-assisted techniques. Like nearly all other areas of modern life, new technologies have completely altered the comic landscape, reducing previously unimaginable tasks to basic processes which can be done quickly and consistently. With the […]

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